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I Don't Believe It
I Don't Believe It
by Clare Truman
A lighthearted sketch for two actors who discuss the rumours surrounding Jesus' ministry and the healing of the Centurion's servant. Ideal for all age worship, youth groups or assemblies. I Don’t Believe It! Year C - Proper 4 Luke 7: 1-10 The actors are dressed in street style cl…
Simply Jesus - At the heart of the storm
Simply Jesus - At the heart of the storm
by SPCK - N T Wright
At the heart of the storm With all of this now on the table, we return to the perfect storm: to the build-up of pressure from the Roman Empire in one direction, the thousand-year hope of Israel from another direction, and the cyclone itself, the strange and powerful purposes of G…
Drama/Monologue: Say the word!
Drama/Monologue: Say the word!
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/Monologue: Say the word! Can you believe it? He didn’t even come to the house. He never saw the man yet. But all he had to do was to speak a word … Amazing! Wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. Claudius is a great friend of mine, of course. We’ve …
Open with God Book - Voluntary Work
Open with God Book - Voluntary Work
by Christine Odell
VOLUNTARY WORK Prayers for Various Occasions Reading John 13.12-17 If members are willing, have a display about the voluntary work members do. God our Maker and our Minder, we praise and thank you for giving us this world to be our home and our place of soul-making. We praise and…
From this world the Lord has called you
From this world the Lord has called you
by Michael Docker
From this world the Lord has called you; For His life you have been made; When you shine with what's been told you, When your days are passed in shade; You shall know the Lord's hand leading, You shall learn to trust through prayer; When your walk of faith's succeeding, When you …
Monologue: The Listener
Monologue: The Listener
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue: The Listener They think I’m a nobody. Only a servant girl. Always in the background, waiting on them, but never really noticed. Just like a piece of furniture. But they don’t realize how much I see and know and, as long as I keep quiet and do my job, they don’t really …
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayers - Volunteering and Overseas Work
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayers - Volunteering and Overseas Work
by SPCK - Ian Black
Two prayers - "Volunteering" and "Overseas Aid and Work". Lord God, you call everyone to follow you and to give freely of their time and gifts. Bless all who respond to your generous love through voluntary service in the church and wider community... Taken from Prayers for All Oc…
Rebekah
Rebekah
by Marjorie Dobson
Rebekah – monologue/drama Third Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 24: 34-38, 42-49, 58-67 It was a love story all right. You may not believe it as such, after the swearing of an oath to my master and all the preparation and praying and instructions and rules and commands I was…
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation- 29thSunday in Ordinary Time Year B Job 38 v 1-7 Psalm 104 v 1-9, 24, 35c Hebrews 5 v 1-10 Mark 10 v 35-45 It was towards the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry, and his disciples were still arguing about greatness. James and John thought they were the greatest, and asked …
Drama: Namaan was a King
Drama: Namaan was a King
by Andrew Pratt
Drama: Namaan was a King Cast: Narrator Elisha - E Namaan – N Servant – S Bystander Narrator: Namaan was a king. Proud. Royal. No fool this Namaan. But he did have one problem. He was very poorly. Seriously poorly. Leprosy. And it wasn't getting better. It wouldn't get better. Th…
LWPT Meditations - Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 9th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 1st Kings 18:20-21, 30-39 Psalm 96 Galatians 1:1-12 Luke 7:1-10 The story of the centurion’s servant is a well-known account of faith. The centurion must have been a remarkable man to be so concerned for his servant. At a time when …
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Palm Sunday Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Palm Sunday Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Palm Sunday Isaiah 50.4–9a Philippians 2.5–11 Luke 23.1–49 Luke’s account of the trial and death of Jesus revolves around images of judgement, and images of truth and falsehood. At the start of the chapter, one trial – the trial conducted by the chief priests and scribes of Israe…
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - The Faithful Master
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - The Faithful Master
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Faithful Master Psalm 119:121-144 One of my former colleagues used to delight to talk about her first appointment with her boss. His opening words to her were “How can I serve you?” “What can I do for you?” “How can I help you do your job?” In a way the questions seem smarmy …
Gazing on the Gospels year c - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C
Gazing on the Gospels year c - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
The Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10.22-30 Gaze on a rough, stormy day in Jerusalem. Our usual picture of the Holy Land is of sun and heat, and a life led in the open air, but there can be cold winds and rain, too. Jesus is sheltering in one of the inner courts of the Temple. It’s…
Symphony of song and colour
Symphony of song and colour
by Andrew Pratt
Third Sunday of Advent Year A Isaiah 35: 1 – 10Hymn: Symphony of song and colour Symphony of song and colour, mountain glories gild the globe, awesome time anticipated, God resplendent, brightly robed... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.…
Jesus Chooses Twelve Disciples
Jesus Chooses Twelve Disciples
by Dave Hopwood
Feet of Clay and the Breath of God Bible Ref: Isaiah 42; Matthew 5-8 & 10; Mark 3; Luke 6 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrato…
The Centurion's Servant